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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1998
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A female connector to be coupled with a male connector of an electric device and an external circuit board. The female connector is composed of a case member to be inserted into a coupling hole of the circuit board, a pedestal portion extending outward from the case member in a direction perpendicular thereto, a plurality of terminal members disposed in the case member, and at least a pair of projection members extending from opposite sides of the pedestal portion toward the coupling hole of the circuit board. The case members have a plurality of parallel slits, and the pedestal member has a plurality of parallel grooves connected to the slits. The terminal member has a base portion inserted in one of the grooves, a first terminal portion inserted to one of the slits and a second terminal portion extending from the base portion toward the external circuit board. The first and second terminal portions are disposed in contact with terminal plates of the electric device and the circuit board under pressure respectively when the female connector is coupled with the male connector.